The REAL DEIL About Racial Microaggressions: What the “Giver” Needs to Know (part of the REAL DEIL™️ series)

The REAL DEIL About Racial Microaggressions: What the “Giver” Needs to Know (part of the REAL DEIL™️ series)

For the record, I hate the term microaggression and would prefer something more accurate such as the “ignorant stuff people say and do.” And for racial microaggressions, I lean toward “regularly occurring racist dumbfuckery.” However, for the sake of...
The Elephant in the Room Is Not Always White: The “IPOC” Part of “BIPOC” (part of the REAL DEIL™️ series)

The Elephant in the Room Is Not Always White: The “IPOC” Part of “BIPOC” (part of the REAL DEIL™️ series)

I was crushed. All signs pointed to me. I had tenure, experience, great client feedback. I was missing two things: white skin and a penis The white-identifying Latinx VP of Training informed me that for this major assignment of wide exposure and visibility, she had...
When a Company’s Big BUT Blocks DEI Efforts (part of the REAL DEIL™️ series)

When a Company’s Big BUT Blocks DEI Efforts (part of the REAL DEIL™️ series)

“Our CEO doesn’t support DEI within the company, BUT……..he does believe in kindness.” Say whut now??? 😳 This isn’t the first time I’ve heard this. It’s a disturbing “trend.” It falls into the same impact category as….. “we’re all human” “all lives matter”...
Day 4 “Crashing” Women’s History Month: Self-Advocacy Truths (Part II)

Day 4 “Crashing” Women’s History Month: Self-Advocacy Truths (Part II)

Black Let’s continue our conversation from yesterday with an explicit contrast between what cis hetero male centered self-advocacy is and what Black woman centered self-advocacy is. “Traditional” Self-advocacy. The perpetuation of white dominance via speaking up and...

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